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Landis+Gyr strikes further major smart meter deal with EDF

Smart meter manufacturer Landis+Gyr has struck a major deal to provide EDF with a further 650,000 SMETS2 gas and electricity meters over the next four years. 500,000 devices. Landis+Gyr has been involved in the rollout since 2013 and is under contract to supply 22 million smart meters in total and has already delivered around 12 million.

5 years ago

Outfox dethrones Octopus as top Which? supplier

5 years ago

Elexon to oversee half hourly settlement

Code administrator Elexon has been selected by Ofgem as the senior responsible owner (SRO) for the implementation of Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS). Previous proposals had Ofgem as both programme sponsor and SRO. However in a consultation document the energy regulator unveiled plans to place responsibility for management and delivery of the programme with industry, with Elexon acting as SRO.

5 years ago

Auto-switching ‘represents old school thinking’

The surprise twist in the Energy White Paper was its embrace of the idea of auto-switching. David Blackman looks at how this and other key planks of the paper landed with the sector, and why it came out of the blue.

5 years ago

Ovo tops UKRN list for complaints

5 years ago

Who can hold their breath longest?

5 years ago

Energy firms paid out £49m in penalties last year

5 years ago

Why do we still not have a shared PSR?

5 years ago

Flexitricity to trade EV fleet within balancing mechanism

Flexitricity has partnered with ev.energy with the aim of forming the first aggregated balancing mechanism unit comprised of domestic electric vehicles (EVs). The aggregator will use its automated trading software to sell flexibility in the balancing mechanism from the roughly 10,000 EVs connected to ev.energy’s smart charging platform.

5 years ago

Covid sees smart installs drop by 27% in 2020

5 years ago

Octopus launches time-of-use tariff tied to wind turbines

5 years ago

Weekend press round-up: EDF plans Pod Point float

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, EDF is said to be drawing up plans for a stock market flotation of EV charging infrastructure specialist, Pod Point. Meanwhile, scientists have hit back at claims carbon capture represents a risky approach to decarbonisation and the government is expected to crack down on oil and gas companies’ plans to cut emissions.

5 years ago

Centrica CFO quits after seven months

5 years ago

Industry raises concerns over DSR protections

5 years ago

MP calls for FCA to investigate Centrica

5 years ago

Pandemic had ‘minimal effect’ on switching in 2020

5 years ago

BEIS proposes to increase DRO threshold to £30,000

5 years ago

Ovo updates on Plan Zero

Ovo Group has outlined its progress on hitting its 2030 target of net zero emissions as part of its ambitious Plan Zero commitment. Utility Week explores what has been achieved so far.

5 years ago

Centrica hit by second GMB strike

5 years ago

Ofgem to delay increase to DCC performance penalties

Ofgem has proposed delaying an increase in the amount the Data Communications Company will be penalised by if it fails to hit performance targets. The regulator instead wants to see the different incentives put to trial before being properly implemented.

5 years ago